PHOENIX—Today, Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes apologized to voters for the issues that prevented 62 Polling Locations from opening on time on Election Day.

“I take responsibility for what happened and I will make sure that it does not happen again,” Fontes said.

Monday afternoon, the company contracted to set up the check-in systems at Polling Locations fell behind schedule, and Fontes ordered county employees to assist. While the complete explanation is being investigated, initial reports indicate there were not enough contract technicians available to complete setting up the check-in systems. Fontes began assigning county employees to go to the sites that the contractors had not gotten to. By late Monday night, it appeared all of the Polling Locations would receive the support necessary to open on time.

“The company we were working with assured us that they could get more technicians out this morning. That clearly was not the case.,” Fontes said. “We sent folks out to every site that was affected, as fast as we could. By around 11:30 this morning, they were all up and running. Once set up, the new SiteBook check-in system performed well with no major issues or delays.”

Fontes added that he supported the idea of keeping some of the Vote Centers open later today.

“That was a call the Board of Supervisors had to make, but we were ready to accommodate voters until 9 p.m.”

As of 6 p.m. today, nearly 95,000 people have voted in-person. The Elections Department will begin reporting early returns around 8 p.m. Results will be available at Recorder.Maricopa.Gov/ElectionResults/

Fontes said he will comply with county procurement procedures when determining the next steps involving the contract company. A list of Polling Locations that were not checking voters in by 6 a.m. is below.

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